Negative Quotes

Negative Quotes & Sayings

These negative quotes and negative sayings are from our famous and inspiring collection. I see nothing wrong with the human trait to desire. In fact, I consider it integral to our success mechanism. Becoming attached to what we desire is what causes the trouble. If you must have it in order to be happy, then you are denying the happiness of the here and now. (You Can't Afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought) - Peter McWilliams


The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author's life. - Andre Maurois


Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. - Robert H. Schuller


The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side. - Henry David Thoreau


Most people frequently encounter negative people in their lives and negative programming on television, which is exactly why so many people have opened their hearts to the positive oriented Oprah Winfrey and her show. Even when Oprah tackles negative issues, she brings out a positive lesson or message entailed in them. - Mary Kay Ash


When a person drowns himself in negative thinking he is committing an unspeakable crime against himself. - Maxwell Maltz


Don't be a cynic and disconsolate preacher. Don't bewail and moan. Omit the negative propositions. Challenge us with incessant affirmatives. Don't waste yourself in rejection, or bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good. - Ralph Waldo Emerson


Every child has great ambitions. As he grows, he is bombarded by negative suggestions, you can't do this; you can't do that; be careful; look for security, and so on. Year by year, he experiences the 'realities' of life, and his ambitions fade away. Figuratively speaking, most children die by the time they reach their adulthood. - Sir Arthur Helps


To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives. - Denis Waitley